Past Event

Special K: New kid on the block – emerging variant impact

10 March 2026 - 1 PM - 2:30 PM GMT, Online webinar

Speakers: 

  • Rebecca Kondor, Influenza Division, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA will speak on ‘Virologic Surveillance Update: Characterization of 2025-2026 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Viruses’
  • Ron A.M. Fouchier, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands will speak on ‘Antigenic variation in H3N2 viruses’
  • Esther Kissling, EpiConcept, Paris, France will speak on ‘Available interim vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates across the northern hemisphere’
  • Katja Hoschler, UKHSA, London, UK will speak on ‘Population-based serology: potential susceptibility to K variant’ 

Webinar co-chairs:

Maria Zambon, UKHSA, London, UK
Frederick Hayden, University of Virginia School of Medicine, VA, USA

Watch the recording for Special K: New kid on the block – emerging variant impact webinar:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3548302597642653784